Idaho Arts Charter School

What Idaho Arts Charter School does

Idaho Arts Charter School (IACS) is a free public charter school serving approximately 1,364 students in grades K-12 across two campuses in Nampa, Idaho: an elementary campus (K-5) at 525 N. Broadmore and a secondary campus (6-12) at 1220 5th Street North. Founded in 2005 and authorized by the Nampa School District, the school differentiates through an arts-integrated curriculum that embeds visual art, music, drama, and dance into all academic subjects, supported by a Phoenix Music Department, Speech Team, and an Academic & Student Support Hub covering college and career preparation. The school employs 86 staff and maintains a sustained annual waitlist reflecting demand exceeding capacity against a planned maximum of 1,560 students.

IACS operates as a publicly funded institution with no tuition charges. Revenue is generated primarily through Idaho state per-pupil allocations tied to enrollment, supplemented by federal Title I (schoolwide), IDEA special education, Title IX, and McKinney-Vento passthroughs, plus National School Lunch Program reimbursements. The technology stack is standard K-12 edtech procured rather than built: PowerSchool for student information, Clever for single sign-on, Google Workspace for Education, i-Ready for diagnostics and instruction, Wonders ELA and Imagine Language and Literacy curricula, and ThreatZero for safety reporting. All instruction, transportation (via Brown Bus Company), and student services are delivered directly rather than through external product lines.

The school is governed by its own board under Nampa School District charter authority and Idaho Department of Education accountability standards. There is no parent company, no subsidiaries, no private equity or venture capital involvement, and no M&A activity. Growth from 450 students at founding to 1,364 in 2025 has been capacity-constrained and incremental, with the most recent material expansion being the 2015 opening of the elementary campus on the former Broadmore Country Club site.

Name

Idaho Arts Charter School

Legal name

Idaho Arts Charter School

Website

https://idahoartscharter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Idaho Arts Charter School is a free public K-12 charter school in Nampa, Idaho, serving approximately 1,364 students through arts-integrated curriculum across two campuses. Founded in 2005 and authorized by Nampa School District, it is funded through state per-pupil allocations and federal Title programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Arts & Performing Arts Schools (EDAJACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Charter Schools (Single-Site) (EDAJACAB)

Keywords

• Charter school education
• Arts integrated curriculum
• K-12 public school
• College preparatory education
• Enrollment based school

Headquarters

HQ city

Nampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil Funding: As a public charter school, IACS receives state per-pupil funding based on enrollment. The school operates as a free public school with no tuition charges.
2. Federal Title Programs: Receives federal funding through Title I (schoolwide program), Title IX, and special education programs to support student services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Idaho Arts Charter School is a free public charter school that delivers arts-integrated K-12 education across two campuses in Nampa, Idaho. The school combines core academics with music, visual art, dance, and drama instruction for approximately 1,364 students, and supplements instruction with student support services including college/career counseling, transportation, meals, and special education.

Product overview

Idaho Arts Charter School is a free public charter school serving grades K-12 with an arts-integrated educational approach. The school operates on two campuses (Elementary K-5 and Secondary 6-12) with approximately 1,364 students. The core product is its K-12 arts-integrated curriculum, supported by the Phoenix Music Department (offering band, strings, and music theory), the Academic & Student Support Hub (providing college/career counseling and Idaho Launch programs), and various support services including transportation (Brown Bus Company), school meals (MyMealtime), and the Parent Teacher Organization. The school also offers extracurricular activities like Speech Team and Driver's Education, plus administrative services like transcript requests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Arts-Integrated Education Core educational program integrating visual art, music, dance, and drama into all academic subjects across grades K-12, delivered on two campuses (Elementary K-5 and Secondary 6-12) for students in the Nampa, Idaho area.
• Phoenix Music Department Comprehensive music education program including band (Cadet Band, Stars & Stripes, Phoenix Symphony, Phoenix Groove, Phoenix Vibe, Liberty Symphonic Band), strings (Strings on Wings, Strings of Steel), and music theory classes for enrolled students.
• Academic & Student Support Hub College and career preparation services including academic counseling, Advanced Opportunities, Idaho Launch, IDLA courses, financial aid assistance, FAFSA support, scholarship resources, and military recruiter information for high school students.
• Student Transportation School bus transportation provided by Brown Bus Company for enrolled students within designated transportation boundaries, with updates managed through the PowerSchool account.
• School Meal Program Daily breakfast and lunch services with online payment through MyMealtime, offering free and reduced priced meals through the National School Lunch Program and automatic SNAP-based direct certification.
• Speech Team Competitive speech and debate program that develops public speaking and argumentation skills among enrolled students.
• Driver's Education Driver's education support for students, including permit information and Verification of Compliance (VOC) letter requests for those applying for driver's licenses.
• Transcript Request Service Online transcript request system allowing current and former students to request official transcripts for college applications, with 2-3 business day processing during the school year and weekly processing in summer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 pieces of artwork displayed at the Elementary Glow Show
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Brown Bus CompanycoreOthersProvides transportation services for Idaho Arts Charter School students. Contact: 208-466-4181. Transportation changes can be submitted through PowerSchool account.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system used for grades, attendance, and parent/student portal. Students and parents access through iacs.powerschool.com.
• ClevercoreTechnology or IntegrationSingle sign-on portal providing students and teachers access to educational applications and resources.
• ProNation HealthcaresupportingOthersHealthcare staffing contract for school health services, documented in 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 financial records.
• Rainbow Children TherapysupportingOthersOccupational therapy services for students with disabilities, contracted for multiple school years.
• Accel TherapiessupportingOthersSchool-based therapy services contracted for 2022-2023 school year.
• Nampa School DistrictcoreOthersAuthorizing district for Idaho Arts Charter School. School opened in 2005 authorized by Nampa School District.
• Idaho Department of EducationcoreOthersProvides state-level oversight, academic standards alignment, and operates Idaho Report Card for school accountability data.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Great Hearts Academies: Great Hearts is a charter management organization operating tuition-free public charters with a strong liberal-arts and fine-arts curriculum across multiple states. Directly comparable to IACS as a K-12 public charter pairing core academics with a deep arts/ humanities pedagogy.
• Harmony Public Schools: Harmony Public Schools is a Texas-based charter network emphasizing STEM plus arts integration. Highly comparable to IACS as a public K-12 charter weaving creative programming into core academics under the same per-pupil funding structure.
• IDEA Public Schools: IDEA Public Schools is a large, mission-driven public charter network offering tuition-free K-12 college-prep education. Comparable to IACS as a publicly funded charter with strong college-prep orientation and serves a comparable demographic profile of low-income students.
• National Heritage Academies: National Heritage Academies is a charter management organization operating public K-12 charters nationwide with a strong college-prep and character focus. Comparable to IACS as a multi-state tuition-free public charter operator serving similar socioeconomic student populations under state per-pupil funding.
• BASIS Charter Schools: BASIS Charter Schools is one of the highest-performing charter networks in the U.S., combining rigorous academics with strong arts/elective offerings. Highly comparable to IACS as a tuition-free public charter mixing college-prep with creative programming, though operating multiple campuses nationally at much larger scale.
• YES Prep Public Schools: YES Prep is a Texas-based public charter system offering tuition-free K-12 college-prep education with enrichment programs. Directly comparable to IACS in model (public charter, free, college-prep, supplemental enrichment) but serving a different geography and at much larger scale.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: Success Academy operates tuition-free K-12 public charters in NYC known for rigorous academics with extensive arts, chess, and athletics programming. Comparable to IACS as a parent-charter emphasizing college-prep outcomes alongside strong arts/elective offerings.
• KIPP Public Schools: KIPP is one of the largest U.S. charter networks, operating tuition-free public K-12 charters with a college-prep focus. While arts is not its primary differentiator, KIPP is structurally comparable as a publicly funded charter that depends on enrollment-driven per-pupil state funding and faces the same authorizer/accountability pressures as IACS.

Direct peers

• Bridge Academy Public Charter School: Bridge Academy (Boise, ID) is a tuition-free Idaho public charter serving grades K-8 with arts- and project-based integration. Comparable to IACS as an Idaho-based tuition-free charter using arts as a pedagogical differentiator, though smaller in grade span and scale.
• Capital City Public Charter School (Boise, ID): Capital City is an Idaho-based public charter school offering K-12 education with project-based and arts-rich curriculum. The most direct geographic peer to IACS as a single public charter within Idaho operating under similar state funding rules and competing for similar Nampa-area families who may consider alternatives.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=5vxENVmA3d4
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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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